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Attakārīsutta

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अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 6।38

Aṅguttara Nikāya 6.38

Numbered Discourses 6.38
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4। देवतावग्गde·va·tā·vag·ga

4. Devatāvagga

4. Deities
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अत्तकारीसुत्तat·ta·kā·rī·sut·ta

Attakārīsutta

One’s Own Volition
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अथa·tha खोkho अञ्ञतरोañ·ña·ta·ro ब्राह्मणोbrāh·ma·ṇo येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā भगवताbha·ga·va·tā सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ सम्मोदि।sam·mo·di

Atha kho aññataro brāhmaṇo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṁ sammodi.

Then a certain brahmin went up to the Buddha, and exchanged greetings with him.
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सम्मोदनीयंsam·mo·da·nī·yaṃ कथंka·thaṃ सारणीयंsā·ra·ṇī·yaṃ वीतिसारेत्वाvī·ti·sā·ret·vā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसीदि।ni·sī·di एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नोni·sin·no खोkho सोso ब्राह्मणोbrāh·ma·ṇo भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side and said to the Buddha:
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“अहञ्हि,a·hañ·hi भोbho गोतम,go·ta·ma एवंवादीe·vaṃ·vā·dī एवंदिट्ठि:e·vaṃ·diṭ·ṭhi

“ahañhi, bho gotama, evaṁvādī evaṁdiṭṭhi:

“Worthy Gotama, this is my doctrine and view:
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‘नत्थिnat·thi अत्तकारो,at·ta·kā·ro नत्थिnat·thi परकारो’”ति।pa·ra·kā·ro

‘natthi attakāro, natthi parakāro’”ti.

One does not act of one’s own volition, nor does one act of another’s volition.”
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“माहं,mā·haṃ ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa एवंवादिंe·vaṃ·vā·diṃ एवंदिट्ठिंe·vaṃ·diṭ·ṭhiṃ अद्दसंad·da·saṃ वाvā अस्सोसिंas·so·siṃ वा।vā

“Māhaṁ, brāhmaṇa, evaṁvādiṁ evaṁdiṭṭhiṁ addasaṁ vā assosiṁ vā.

“Brahmin, may I never see or hear of anyone holding such a doctrine or view!
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कथञ्हिka·thañ·hi नामnā·ma सयंsa·yaṃ अभिक्कमन्तो,a·bhik·ka·man·to सयंsa·yaṃ पटिक्कमन्तोpa·ṭik·ka·man·to एवंe·vaṃ वक्खति:vak·kha·ti

Kathañhi nāma sayaṁ abhikkamanto, sayaṁ paṭikkamanto evaṁ vakkhati:

How on earth can someone who comes and goes on his own say that
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‘नत्थिnat·thi अत्तकारो,at·ta·kā·ro नत्थिnat·thi परकारो’ति।pa·ra·kā·ro

‘natthi attakāro, natthi parakāro’ti.

one does not act of one’s own volition, nor does one act of another’s volition?
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तंtaṃ किंkiṃ मञ्ञसि,mañ·ña·si ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa अत्थिat·thi आरब्भधातू”ति?ā·rab·bha·dhā·tū

Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, brāhmaṇa, atthi ārabbhadhātū”ti?

What do you think, brahmin, is there an element of initiative?”
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“एवं,e·vaṃ भो”।bho

“Evaṁ, bho”.

“Yes, sir.”
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“आरब्भधातुयाā·rab·bha·dhā·tu·yā सतिsa·ti आरब्भवन्तोā·rab·bha·van·to सत्ताsat·tā पञ्ञायन्ती”ति?pañ·ñā·yan·tī

“Ārabbhadhātuyā sati ārabbhavanto sattā paññāyantī”ti?

“Since this is so, do we find sentient beings who initiate activity?”
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“एवं,e·vaṃ भो”।bho

“Evaṁ, bho”.

“Yes, sir.”
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“यंyaṃ खो,kho ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa आरब्भधातुयाā·rab·bha·dhā·tu·yā सतिsa·ti आरब्भवन्तोā·rab·bha·van·to सत्ताsat·tā पञ्ञायन्ति,pañ·ñā·yan·ti अयंa·yaṃ सत्तानंsat·tā·naṃ अत्तकारोat·ta·kā·ro अयंa·yaṃ परकारो।pa·ra·kā·ro

“Yaṁ kho, brāhmaṇa, ārabbhadhātuyā sati ārabbhavanto sattā paññāyanti, ayaṁ sattānaṁ attakāro ayaṁ parakāro.

“Since there is an element of initiative, and sentient beings who initiate activity are found, sentient beings act of their own volition or that of another.
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तंtaṃ किंkiṃ मञ्ञसि,mañ·ña·si ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa अत्थिat·thi निक्कमधातुnik·ka·ma·dhā·tu …पे…pe

Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, brāhmaṇa, atthi nikkamadhātu …pe…

What do you think, brahmin, is there an element of persistence …
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अत्थिat·thi परक्कमधातुpa·rak·ka·ma·dhā·tu …

atthi parakkamadhātu …

exertion …
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अत्थिat·thi थामधातुthā·ma·dhā·tu …

atthi thāmadhātu …

strength …
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अत्थिat·thi ठितिधातुṭhi·ti·dhā·tu …

atthi ṭhitidhātu …

endurance …
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अत्थिat·thi उपक्कमधातू”ति?u·pak·ka·ma·dhā·tū

atthi upakkamadhātū”ti?

exertion?”
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“एवं,e·vaṃ भो”।bho

“Evaṁ, bho”.

“Yes, sir.”
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“उपक्कमधातुयाu·pak·ka·ma·dhā·tu·yā सतिsa·ti उपक्कमवन्तोu·pak·ka·ma·van·to सत्ताsat·tā पञ्ञायन्ती”ति?pañ·ñā·yan·tī

“Upakkamadhātuyā sati upakkamavanto sattā paññāyantī”ti?

“Since this is so, do we find sentient beings who have exertion?”
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“एवं,e·vaṃ भो”।bho

“Evaṁ, bho”.

“Yes, sir.”
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“यंyaṃ खो,kho ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa उपक्कमधातुयाu·pak·ka·ma·dhā·tu·yā सतिsa·ti उपक्कमवन्तोu·pak·ka·ma·van·to सत्ताsat·tā पञ्ञायन्ति,pañ·ñā·yan·ti अयंa·yaṃ सत्तानंsat·tā·naṃ अत्तकारोat·ta·kā·ro अयंa·yaṃ परकारो।pa·ra·kā·ro

“Yaṁ kho, brāhmaṇa, upakkamadhātuyā sati upakkamavanto sattā paññāyanti, ayaṁ sattānaṁ attakāro ayaṁ parakāro.

“Since there is an element of exertion, and sentient beings who have exertion are found, sentient beings act of their own volition or that of another.
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माहं,mā·haṃ ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa एवंवादिंe·vaṃ·vā·diṃ एवंदिट्ठिंe·vaṃ·diṭ·ṭhiṃ अद्दसंad·da·saṃ वाvā अस्सोसिंas·so·siṃ वा।vā

Māhaṁ, brāhmaṇa, evaṁvādiṁ evaṁdiṭṭhiṁ addasaṁ vā assosiṁ vā.

Brahmin, may I never see or hear of anyone holding such a doctrine or view!
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कथञ्हिka·thañ·hi नामnā·ma सयंsa·yaṃ अभिक्कमन्तोa·bhik·ka·man·to सयंsa·yaṃ पटिक्कमन्तोpa·ṭik·ka·man·to एवंe·vaṃ वक्खति:vak·kha·ti

Kathañhi nāma sayaṁ abhikkamanto sayaṁ paṭikkamanto evaṁ vakkhati:

How on earth can someone who comes and goes on his own say that
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‘नत्थिnat·thi अत्तकारोat·ta·kā·ro नत्थिnat·thi परकारो’”ति।pa·ra·kā·ro

‘natthi attakāro natthi parakāro’”ti.

one does not act of one’s own volition, nor does one act of another’s volition?”
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“अभिक्कन्तं,a·bhik·kan·taṃ भोbho गोतमgo·ta·ma …पे…pe

“Abhikkantaṁ, bho gotama …pe…

“Excellent, worthy Gotama! Excellent! …
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अज्जतग्गेaj·ja·tag·ge पाणुपेतंpā·ṇu·pe·taṃ सरणंsa·ra·ṇaṃ गतन्”ति।ga·tan

ajjatagge pāṇupetaṁ saraṇaṁ gatan”ti.

From this day forth, may the worthy Gotama remember me as a lay follower who has gone for refuge for life.”
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अट्ठमं।aṭ·ṭha·maṃ

Aṭṭhamaṁ.

(Pāli only)

Sources. Sanskrit: Satyavedaḥ, the New Testament in Sanskrit (Calcutta Baptist Missionaries, 1851; J. Wenger’s revision of W. Carey’s version). Digital text © 2018 SanskritBible.in, via eBible.org, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; changed here: arranged by verse and every word linked to the dictionary (links made automatically). Old Testament Sanskrit: the Old Testament in Sanskrit, Calcutta Baptist Mission Press, 1848–1852 (public domain), read by OCR from the Internet Archive scans of the Boston University School of Theology copy; unproofread, with machine clean-up only. Pāli Canon: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka Buddhavasse 2500 (based on the Vipassana Research Institute’s Chaṭṭha Saṅgāyana edition), from SuttaCentral bilara-data, CC0; Devanagari and pronunciation made automatically from the Roman text. Pāli English: Bhikkhu Sujato (suttas) and Bhikkhu Brahmali (Vinaya), SuttaCentral, CC0. Pāli word meanings: the Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary (Rhys Davids & Stede), corrected reprint © The Pali Text Society, CC BY-NC 3.0, digital text from BuddhaDust; word matching automatic. English: King James Version (1769), public domain; words the translators added are in italics. Word meanings and pronunciations: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1872), via this site’s Sanskrit dictionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); English↔Sanskrit word matches made automatically and may need checking.